The Rag Gatherers
1858. Etching, signed and dated in plate centre right, 15.4 x 9cm. Repaired minor paper loss to image upper right, stains to margins, old mount burn. Held in the Art Gallery of NSW collection. More
1858. Etching, signed and dated in plate centre right, 15.4 x 9cm. Repaired minor paper loss to image upper right, stains to margins, old mount burn. Held in the Art Gallery of NSW collection. More
1859. Etching and drypoint, signed and titled in plate in lower portion, collector’s stamp “Max Blach, Wien” verso, 11.3 x 28cm. Tears and missing portions to edges of margins, old mount burn. Ref: Schneiderman #22, state vii/xii. Held in Art Gallery of NSW. More
c1860s. Sheet music, toned lithograph cover, signed “A. Arnst” lower right, 35.1 x 25.5cm. Slight soiling, stains and crinkles, small tears and chips to edges, old paper tape to spine. Text reads “London, Cramer, Beale & Co. Edinburgh, Wood & Co., Glasgow, J.M. Wood & Co. Schenck & McFarlane, Lith’rs..... More
c1860s. Tinted lithograph, signed and titled in image lower left to right, 11.7 x 21.4cm. Slight creases to upper portion, stain to lower left corner. Framed. Held in National Library of Australia, listed with J. Degotardi & Co. as lithographer (John Degotardi (Aust., 1823-1882) was an important photographer and lithographer..... More
c1860. Globe with iron and turned wood stand, small compass affixed to base, accompanied by original handheld magnifying glass, 30 x 19cm (with stand). Oxidation, minor crazing and wear to varnish (globe), repaired missing portion to “North America” section. Text in French includes “Nuremberg, institute artistique de C. Abel-Klinger, editeur.”..... More
c1860s. Two colour lithographs, one with artist name “F. Yerna”, both with title and publisher’s line in image lower left to right, 23.5 x 15.6cm (approx. each). Slight foxing. Framed. Publisher’s line reads “Paris. Imp. Zanote, 13 r. des Boulangers.” Images depict (1) Pancratium illyricum, (its Italian name “giglio stella”..... More
1861. Etching, numbered “10”, monogrammed, dated with artist’s name and text in plate above and below image, 9.6 x 16.4cm. Two perforations to left margin. Text reads “Plate 10. J.E. Millais. London. Published December 1st 1861, by Day and Son, Lith. to the Queen.” Provenance: Estate of Dr Constable, former..... More
1862/later printing. Etching, monogrammed upper left and artist’s name and printer’s line in plate below image, 10.8 x 8.9cm. Text reads “Peint et gravé [painted and engraved] par Manet, 1862. Imp. A[lfred] Salmon.” 2nd state. Ref: Harris #59. Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821-1867) was a French poet, essayist and art critic..... More
1862/later printing. Cliché-verre, signed in image lower left, 21.6 x 19.2cm (paper). Minor discolouration and foxing to upper and lower edges of image, slight rubbing, tears and paper loss to corners of border. Ref: Melot #D137. Daubigny, Corot and other artists of the Barbizon school were the first to experiment..... More
1863. Engraving with mezzotint on chine-collé, “Printsellers Association, DQZ” blindstamp and printer’s line in platemark below image, 78.4 x 48.8cm. Large crease to lower right corner, stains and repaired tears to margins and platemark. Text reads “Printed by McQueen.” Proof before letters. Held in British Museum, listing James Stephenson (1808-1886)..... More
1865/later printing. Etching, signed lower right and artist’s name and text in plate below image, 9.3 x 8.1cm. Old mount burn. Text reads “Peint et grave [painted and engraved] par Manet, 1862. Imp. A[lfred] Salmon.” 4th state. Ref: Harris #61. This portrait is based on a photograph taken in 1862..... More
1864-1865/later printing. Etching, 17 x 12cm. Stain to image centre left. Printed from the original cancelled plate (second state). While Degas produced over 50 etchings, there were only a small quantity of lifetime impressions for each image. Ref: Delteil #15. More
c1865. Hand-coloured lithograph, text including title below image, 23.6 x 28.3cm. Cropped top margin. Framed. Text includes “Distance lends enchantment to the view is exquisitely verified in the opinion a new arrival, or in Colonial parlance, a New Chum…a young gentleman remarks in a colonial song: ‘I’ve got to work..... More
1867. Etching, initialled in plate lower left, text including artist’s name, date and title in plate below image, collector’s stamp verso, 19.5 x 10.6cm. Slight discolouration. Text reads “Frédéric Leighton, pinx. & sculp. Royal Academy 1867. Pastorale. Gazette de Beaux-Arts. Imp. Delâtre, Paris.”. More
1641/1868. Etching, signed and dated in plate upper right, 14.4 x 11.3cm. Minor foxing to margins, old mount burn. Published in Hamerton’s book in 1868 from the original plate. Ref: Bartsch #118, 2nd state; Hind #183, listed as Jacob and Laban. A crisp, clean impression with wide margins. More
1868. Etching, annotated “Werrington”, signed and dated in plate lower left, 14 x 21cm. Slight foxing and discolouration to margins. Also known as La Rookery, edition of 350. Illustration to poem by Ernest D’Hervilly within the volume Sonnets et Eaux-Fortes. Held in the National Gallery of Australia and British Museum..... More
1866-1868. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, title and “Hamel & Ferguson Litho.” blindstamp below image, 32.6 x 50.5cm. Repaired tears and missing portions to edges including upper centre of image, minor stains. Laid down on acid-free backing. Plate 2 from Eugene von Guerard’s Australian Landscapes, published by Hamel..... More
1866-1868. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower left, title below image, 29.8 x 46.8cm. Trimmed margins. Plate 17 from Eugene von Guerard’s Australian Landscapes, published by Hamel & Ferguson, Melbourne. Held in NGA. This image shows men and dogs after a kangaroo hunt. More
1866-1868. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, title below image, 28.8 x 49.1cm. Old, worn crease to centre of image, repaired tears to upper and lower right of image, slight stains. Framed. This image is one of 24 drawn by von Guerard onto a lithographic stone, published by Hamel..... More
1870. Colour wood engraving, letterpress text including artist, title and date below image, 32.3 x 43.9cm. Old folds, minor missing portions and stains to margins. Laid down on acid-free backing. Text reads “Engraved by S. Calvert. Clarson, Massina & Co., Melbourne. From an original picture by O.R. Campbell. Supplement to..... More
1861/1871. Etching and drypoint, signed and dated in plate centre left, 10.2 x 12.6cm. Minor glue stains to upper margin, old mount burn. State viii/viii. From the series Sixteen etchings of scenes on the Thames, 1861. Ref: Kennedy #74. More
c1871. Group of three tinted lithographs, two signed in image lower left or right, approx. 64.4 x 48cm each. Missing portions to margins, soiling, repaired creases and tears. Linen-backed. Titles read “Emmeline Zavistowski;” “Alice Zavistowski;” and “The Zavistowski Trio: Alice, Christine & Emmeline.” All include text “Ferd. Mayer & Sons..... More
1872. Etching and engraving on chine-collé, signed, titled, monogrammed and annotated “9” in plate lower left to right, 14.5 x 18.5cm. Slight foxing to margins. More
1872. Lithograph, initialled “T.H.” in image lower left, 88.5 x 57.1cm. Paper loss to old folds and corners, minor creases, slight foxing. Laid down on acid-free tissue. Text includes “Supplement to The Sydney Mail, April 20, 1872.” This plan shows the park bordered by Cleveland and Devonshire Streets, and by..... More
1873. Collection of 12 periodicals bound together, illustrated with over 260 line-blocks, wood engravings and lithographs, from Jan. to Dec. 1873, Tyrrells’ stamp on front endpaper, 27.1 x 22.2cm (quarto). Foxing, stains, tears, missing portions to some pages. First title page includes “Vol. XVIII – new series, vol. 1. Sydney..... More